First Known Use: 14th century
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Alcestis
noun Al·ces·tis \al-ˈses-təs\
Definition of ALCESTIS
: the wife of Admetus who dies for her husband and is restored to him by Hercules
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Origin of ALCESTIS
Latin, from Greek Alkēstis
Rhymes with ALCESTIS
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